910 IAC 1-1.5-13 "Presiding officer" defined

Sec. 13. "Presiding officer" means the administrative law judge, or, if more than one (1) administrative law judge has been appointed for a given complaint, it means that administrative law judge selected by the chair or the vice chair to preside over a public hearing and shall rule on all prehearing motions and petitions. In those instances where a presiding officer has not been appointed, the chair or the vice chair shall perform all the duties of the presiding officer until such time as a presiding officer is duly appointed.